Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

15.2°C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8					Friday 9								Saturday 10
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	470	387	338	287	226	211	158	132	132	109	93	88	86	71	69	69	72	57	59	59	59
Wind (km/h)	W	NNE	ESE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	ESE	SSE	S	SE	ENE	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				6:20PM1.69m				6:46AM1.58m					7:13PM1.69m				7:43AM1.63m				8:02PM1.68m
Low Tide		11:47AM0.27m				00:27AM0.24m				12:45PM0.25m					1:23AM0.19m				1:40PM0.23m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	17	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	16	17	16	17	15	13	13	12	15	15	16	16	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	470	387	338	287	226	211	158	132	132	109	93	88	86	71	69	69	72	57	59	59	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NW 11	N 11	N 13	NE 13	N 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	3	5	2	3	7	3	23	12	14	14	14	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	N 10	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	—	—	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	—	2	—	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	80	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	175	21	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohope Beach	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohope Beach	Ohope Beach	Ohope Beach	Ohope Beach	Matakana Island		Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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